Exhibitions

EN MAS’: Carnival and Performance Art of the Caribbean

Contemporary Arts Center, New Orleans, LAMarch 7-June 7, 2015

Curator: Claire Tancons
Krista A. Thompson

EN MAS’ explored the intersections between contemporary art and historical masquerade in the Caribbean and its diaspora. The project, comprising a series of performances and video-based exhibitions took place over the course of two years across eight different communities in the United States, the Caribbean, Canada, and the United Kingdom that have vibrant masquerade traditions.